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@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 126 -- Professor Henrik von Scheel from Strategic AllianceSend us a textIn this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, published in partnership with Hannover Messe’s Industrial Transformation Australia event, Simran Gill speaks to Professor Henrik von Scheel, the strategist who coined the term "Industry 4.0". He warns that Australia risks becoming a mere consumer of technology rather than a producer if it continues following global best practices instead of charting its own course in the Fourth Industrial Revolution @AuManufacturing is a media partner for Industrial Transformation Australia 2025. You can find more information about this free event – to be held July 22-24 at The Do...2025-07-2130 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 125 -- “It can happen here” with Martin Ripple from ANCA, Simon Crane from Lovells Group, Jon Bulman from Finisar, and David Martin from the Australian Industry GroupSend us a textThis episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations is the “It can happen here” session recorded at our June 25 Spotlight on Scaling Up seminar. The panel features leaders from three established manufacturing companies that have grown handsomely through international leadership within their respective niches. How have they changed their industry? How do they continue to stay relevant? And how do they address the challenges of doing this from Australia? The moderator is David Martin, the Australian Industry Group's Director of Emerging Industries and Innovation.The panel guests are: - Martin Ripple...2025-07-1734 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 124 -- Professor Veena Sahajwalla from UNSW Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT)Send us a textIn this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, published in partnership with Hannover Messe’s Industrial Transformation Australia event, Professor Veena Sahajwalla tells us about working at “the exciting new frontier” of recycling, where Australian companies can contribute globally, and more.@AuManufacturing is a media partner for Industrial Transformation Australia 2025. You can find more information about this free event – to be held July 22-24 at The Dome, Sydney Olympic Park – here. Episode guide1.18 – introduction 2:35 – Forming and progressing industry partnerships, for example recycling e-waste into 3D printing filamen...2025-07-1411 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 123 -- "Patient capital: how long tech takes at times" with James Walker from BluGlass, Geoff Bell from MicroBioGen, Phil Hodgson from Calix, and Ryan Pollett from BDOSend us a textThis episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations is the "Patient capital: how long tech takes at times" session recorded at our June 25 Spotlight on Scaling Up seminar. SoSU was hosted by @AuManufacturing in partnership with BDO, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, and the Australian Business Growth Fund.The panel featured three high-tech businesses, each of which took many years to develop and prove their technology through to eventual adoption, and each of which remains strongly focussed on R&D. It was moderated by Ryan Pollett, Partner, Audit & Assurance, National Leader, Manufacturing & Wholesale, BDO.2025-07-1036 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 121 -- John Broadbent from Realise PotentialSend us a textIn this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, John Broadbent tells us about the worrying prevalence of fully-depreciated equipment in Australia's industry, explains why a smart factory he helped build in 2011 has only become more productive in the years since, and more.@AuManufacturing is a media partner for Industrial Transformation Australia 2025, which Broadbent will be a speaker at. You can find more information about this free event – to be held July 22-24 at The Dome, Sydney Olympic Park – at this link. Episode guide0:56 – An introduction. Approaching a 50th anniv...2025-07-0211 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 119 -- Paul Childers from BDO AustraliaSend us a textSpotlight on Scaling Up is an event by @AuManufacturing and sponsored by BDO, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre, and the Australian Business Growth Fund. Join us at UTS Building 8, 14–28 Ultimo Road to learn the importance of the issue at an economy-wide level, how world-class local enterprises have grown out of the small business category and beyond, and how you can apply their lessons to your business. TICKETS AND INFO HEREhere: https://events.humanitix.com/spotlight-on-scaling-upIn this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, we hear from Paul Childers, Partner in BD...2025-06-1612 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 111 -- Dr Chris Jeffery from Convergence MedicalSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign.It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC.Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply to be recognised in this exclusive group here. It’s completely free to enter, and we’ll be celebrating the announcement of the 50 Most Innovative...2025-02-2739 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 110 -- Ayrton Sue from Element EngineeringSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign.It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC.Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply to be recognised in this exclusive group here. It’s completely free to enter, and we’ll be celebrating the announcement of the 50 Most Innovative...2025-02-1831 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 109 -- Dr Farzaneh Ahmadi from LaronixSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign.It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC.Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply to be recognised in this exclusive group here. It’s completely free to enter, and we’ll be celebrating the announcement of the 50 Mos...2025-02-0224 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 108 -- Vahid Montazeri from InnomerixSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign.It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC.Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply to be recognised in this exclusive group here. It’s completely free to enter, and we’ll be celebrating the announcement of the 50 Mos...2025-01-2713 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 107 -- Professor Mark Kendall from WearOptimoSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign.It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC.Do you think you belong on @AuManufacturing’s list of Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers? Apply to be recognised in this exclusive group here. It’s completely free to enter, and we’ll be celebrating the announcement of the 50 Mos...2025-01-1930 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 105 -- Jonathon Wolfe from Optera Solutions and Don Wright from Western Sydney UniversitySend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations, which is part of our annual Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign.It's been made possible through the support of Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment, TXM Lean Solutions, the Industry Capability Network, Bonfiglioli Australia, the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the SmartCrete CRC.In this episode, we are joined by Jonathon Wolfe, founder/CEO at Optera, and Don Wright, Executive Director, Enterprise at Western Sydney University. Wolfe tells us about the benefits of neuromorphic engineering and where they might be commercially useful, wh...2024-11-2440 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 101 -- Steve Camilleri from SPEE3DSend us a textIn episode 101 of @AuManufacturing Conversations, SPEE3D's co-founder and CTO Steve Camilleri returns as a guest. He tells us about the enduring consideration of “how do I make a perfect space printer?”, why companies need a guiding vision, the importance of in-field testing for product development, celebrating the company’s capable Australian suppliers, the complementarity of cold spray AM alongside wire arc AM, and more. Editor's note: This episode is not "paid media", though in the interests of honesty we do disclose with listeners that SPEE3D is a current...2024-10-1725 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 94 -- Steve Milanoski from the Advanced Manufacturing Research FacilitySend us a textOur guest in this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations is Steve Milanoski, Director, Manufacturing Technology at the NSW Government's Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.Steve tells us about the AMRF's goals for lifting technology adoption and skills among companies, the need for a Australia to have a manufacturing development institute, and some lessons from a career in contract manufacturing in Australia and as an Additive Engineer at SpaceX before moving here.The AMRF was a sponsor of our recent Australia's 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign. @AuManufacturing is in planning for our next...2024-06-2732 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 93 -- Ben Chapman from Australian Turntable CompanySend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank.In this episode we hear from Ben Chapman, Managing Director of Australian Turntable Company. He tells us about the regional Victorian company's recent expansion into the US a...2024-04-3030 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 92 -- Cameron van den Dungen from SleeptiteSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank.In this episode we hear from Cameron van den Dungen, CEO of Sleeptite, who tells us about the company's novel sensors for beds developed with RMIT Univ...2024-04-0645 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 91 -- David Fox from the Western Parkland City AuthoritySend us a textWelcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski. This time around we’re featuring one of the sponsors that’s making our current series – Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers – possible. In this episode we hear from David Fox, Associate Director Research & Technology at the NSW Government's Western Parkland City Authority, which runs the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility. He tells us about the unmet need the AMRF will fill, preparation leading up to completion of its First Building this year, and why Manufacturing Readiness Levels are where it's at for projec...2024-03-2615 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 90 -- Mike Bell from First GrapheneSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank.In this episode we hear from Mike Bell, CEO of ASX-listed First Graphene, about their work on "green cement" in the UK, why they're making plates and n...2024-03-2436 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 89 -- Josh Hacko from NH MicroSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank.In this episode we hear from Josh Hacko, Technical Director at NH Micro and Nicholas Hacko Watchmaker. The fourth-generation watchmaker tells us about how one company grew...2024-03-1731 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 88 -- Dr Heba Khamis from ContactileSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank.In this episode we hear from Dr Heba Khamis, co-founder and CEO at sensor startup Contactile. She tells us about the company’s novel approach to making...2024-03-1022 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 87 -- Matt Hill from HypersonixSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank.In this episode Matt Hill, CEO of Hypersonix Launch Systems, tells us about the four-year-old company’s progress in its mission to “fly to space” in reusable s...2024-03-0221 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 86 -- Mark Henry from SolidteknicsSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility, and the Commonwealth Bank.In this episode Mark Henry, Managing Director and founder at Solidteknics, tells us about designing products that will be passed down across generations, whose responsibility it is t...2024-02-2942 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 85 -- Dr Lewis Dunnigan from BygenSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, and the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.In this episode Dr Lewis Dunnigan, the CEO and Co-Founder of Bygen, tells us about forming his company while studying his PhD, how it's using agricultural waste to address the...2024-02-2221 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 84 -- Faz Pollard from Adarsh AustraliaSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, and the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.In this episode, Faz Pollard, Director at Adarsh Australia, tells us about the sometimes-underappreciated place of production within manufacturing, the need to take care of our own waste, and more...2024-02-1814 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 82 -- Graham Ross from BlockTexxSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, and the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.In this episode, BlockTexx co-founder Graham Ross tells us about a passion for marathons and triathlons brought him to sustainability in textiles, why recycling is a great way to go b...2024-02-0630 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 81 -- Brad Scott from TransmutationSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, and the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility.Episode guide0:54 – A manufacturer, recycler and – at heart – an R&D business. 1:52 – How a lifestyle shift moved Scott from Queensland to South Australia and led to a...2024-01-2825 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 80 -- Dr Mobin Nomvar from Scimita VenturesSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, and the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility. Episode guide0:51 – What Scimita does. 3:18 – A background in chemical engineering, energy systems engineering, elite cycling and elsewhere, plus what brought him to Australia from Iran...2024-01-1842 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 79 -- Scott Kirkland from EMVisionSend us a textWelcome to this special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we're running as part of our quest to identify Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers.The 50 Most Innovative is an annual campaign by @AuManufacturing. This time around it has been made possible through the generous support of MYOB, CSIRO, and the NSW government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility. Be sure to check back at our website for regular updates, including profiles of nominees and other information.Episode guide0:50 – EMVision’s story and why K...2024-01-1416 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 72 -- Bernie Quinn from PremcarSend us a textWelcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we’re running as part of our The New Reinventors series, sponsored by business solutions provider Fusion5.Be sure to check out Fusion5’s free ebook – Manufacturing: The New Reinventors -- here.Episode guide0:50 – An introduction to Bernie Quinn, Premcar, and the company’s three manufacturing divisions. 2:33 – Some company history and some changes brought on by the shrinking of the local car industry. 4:40 – Quinn and two partners buy the company...2023-09-2814 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 71 -- Jarrod Tuxworth from Fusion5Send us a textWelcome to a special episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, one which we’re running as part of our The New Reinventors series, sponsored by business solutions provider Fusion5.Be sure to check out Fusion5’s free ebook – Manufacturing: The New Reinventors -- here.Episode guide0:45 – Career path. Accounting and finance and a move into operations as well.2:19 -- Previous role at Tritium.3:03 - “There’s nothing more exciting than working for a business that is growing at that kind of rate.” 2023-09-2714 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 70 -- Joe Kenrick from Lunar Outpost OceaniaSend us a textIn this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hea from Joseph Kenrick, Program Manager at Lunar Outpost Oceania. He tells us about the EPE & Lunar Outpost Oceania Consortium, which is up against the AROSE consortium in a bid to build an Australian rover for the Trailblazer program. The winner's semi-autonomous rover could be on the moon as soon as 2026, where it will collect regolith and deliver it to a NASA payload, which will attempt to extract oxygen from the sample.Episode guide0:29 – Career path. Engineering for...2023-09-1819 min@AuManufacturing ConversationsEpisode 69 -- Dr Paul Falzon from Advanced Composite Structures AustraliaSend us a textIn this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations with Brent Balinski, we hear from Dr Paul Falzon, General Manager at Advanced Composite Structures Australia, in a lost-then-found recording made during our Australia's 50 most innovative manufacturers campaign earlier in the year. Falzon, whose company was part of the top 50, tells us about the ACS-A's work at the pinnacle of composites engineering and manufacturing in Australia, which has recently moved into high-temperature ceramics and filament winding for pressure vessels.Episode guide0:26 – A brief company history2:38 – A brief pers...2023-09-1017 min